The Heritage 2020 Framework is ‘owned’ by the Historic Environment Forum (HEF) on behalf of the sector, and is managed via a HEF sub-committee.

The Framework is divided into five key themes and each is underpinned by a working group. The chairs and vice chairs of each working group sit on the HEF sub-committee to ensure a coordinated strategic approach.

The Heritage 2020 project is a three year project managed by the Heritage Alliance with financial support from Historic England.

The project enables The Heritage Alliance to provide a secretariat and the fundamental project management needed for developing and communicating the work of the five cross-sector Working Groups that underpin Heritage 2020, as well as support to the newly established Heritage 2020 Sub-Committee of the HEF. It will also oversee an interim evaluation of Heritage 2020 in 2018 and make recommendations for its future development. The project will run initially from 4th April 2016 – September 2018.